Umbrella holder and lock for same



Jan. 13,19

F. E. BEST UMBRELLA HOLDER AND LOOK FOR SAME Filed Dec. 7, 1922 FRANK E. BEST, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

UMBRELLA HOLDER AND LGCK FOR SAME.

Application filed. December '7, 1822.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRANK E. Bnsr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Seattle, in the county ofKing and the State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella Holders and Looks for Same, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in umbrella holders, and more particularly to holders wherein one or two umbrellas may be held as a matter of convenience, and wherein they may also be locked to prevent the theft thereof.

It is the object of this invention to provide devices of the above character especially for use in connection with or upon the doors of lockers, or the like, and which are adapted to be secured to the outside of the doors and can only be unlocked to release an umbrella. therefrom by the manipulation of a latch mechanism Which controls the device that is accessible from the inside of the doors.

Other objects of the invention reside in the details of construction of the holder and the lock mechanism, whereby a simple, durable, eiiicient and inexpensive device of the above character is provided, and wherein one or two umbrellas may be accommodated.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, l. have provided the improved detaiis of construction, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a plan view of an umbrella holder and lock constructed and mounted in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an elevation, showing a sec tional view of the locking device and illustrating the manner of supporting an umbrella therein' the section being taken on the line 2-2 in *igure 1.

Figure 3 is a central, sectional view of the lock, taken on the line 33 in Figure 1.

Figure t is an inner end view of the lock, taken from the line eet in Figure 3, show ing the locking gate in open position.

Referring more in detail to the drawings 1 designates what, in the contemplated use of the present device, would be the door of a locker, or the like, which itself would be provided with means whereby it could be locked in closed position, and 2 designates, as a whole, an umbrella holder and locking Serial No. 605,521.

device embodying the present invention, that is mounted on the outer face of the door.

In its preferred construction, the device 2 consists of a metal block 8 which is seated at its inner end flatly against the outer face of the door 1 and is secured thereto by means of screws d extending through an anchor plate 5 disposed against the inner face of the door, then through the door and, at their outer ends, are threaded through the block adjacent its opposite side, as is illustrated best in Figure 1. At the outer edge of the block 8, are two outwardly opening pockets, or recesses, 6 adapted to receive therein the handles of umbrellas, being illustrated at 7 in Figure 2, and which is locked against removal from the recess by means of a gate bar 8 that is fixed upon a stem, or shaft, 9 that is rotatably mounted within a bore 10 in the block, centrally between the recesses. The gate bar 8, in this instance, is centrally mounted upon the shaft 9 and its opposite ends are of sufficient length to extend across the recess to prevent the removal of the umbrella from the holder, but when the locking device for the gate is released, as will presently be described, the gate may be turned to vertical position, as shown in Figure 4, to open the recesses to permit the removal or the insertion of an umbrella handle therein.

The means that l have provided for looking the gate in closed position, comprises a lat-sh plate 11 that is contained, when the gate is open, in a slot 12 formed longitudinally within a wall of the bore 10. The inner end of the latch extends through openings 13 and 14: respectively in the wall 1 and anchor plate 5 and, at its inner end, has a laterally turned thumb piece 15 which is used for manipulating the latch. The plate 11 is of spring metal and is normally curved inwardly so that its central portion bears against the shaft 9 and, when the gate is in closed position, it will seat within a slot 16 formed longitudinally in the shaft 9 and will thereby hold the latter from being rotated and, in this way, lock the gate in closed position.

It will be apparent then that, when the locker door is closed and locked, it will not be possible to gain access to the latch 15 and umbrellas cannot be removed from the holder by one not possessing means for opening the locker door.

Adjacent the forward end of the shaft 9 there is an annular recess 17 formed about the same and, coiled about the shaft within this recess, is a spring 18 one end of which is hooked within the slot 12 of the block and the other end is likewise hooked within the slot 16 of the shaft in such manner that, when the latch plate 11 is released, the spring will cause the gate to be moved to open position. The gate is limited in its opening movement, when in vertical position, by a laterally extending lug 20 formed at the inner end of the block engageable with the wall of a recess 21 at that end of the block.

Assuming that the device is so constructed, to use the same an umbrella is placed in the recess 6' and the gate bar turned from vertical position, as shown in Figure at, to a horizontal position with its ends extending across the recess. When the gate is turned to this position the latch plate 11 will spring inwardly and seat itself within the slot in the shaft 9 and, since the plate itself has no rotativemovement, it will hold the shaft in thisposition and the gate cannot be opened. The locker door to which the device is attached is then closed and locked and it is apparent that this will prevent access to the releasing latch 15. iVhen it is desired to remove the umbrella, the locker door is first opened by one possessing the key thereto and then, by pressing inwardly on the lower end of the thumb piece 15, the latch plate 11 will be caused to spring outwardly along. its central portion and thereby; release itself from the shaft 9 so that the spring 18 will cause the same to be retated and the gate movedv to open position so that the umbrella may be removed.

It is apparent that with the holder located on the outer side of the locker door, clothing or other articles placed within the locker will not be damaged by contact with wet umbrellas as is the case when the umbrellas are placed inside of the lockers.

It is further apparent that when an um brella has been placed within a holder and the locker closed and locked, cannot be removed except by one who, is authorized to open the locker. sity of having separate key for the holder and consequently permits a less expensive construction.

. It is readily apparent that devices of the present character can be made to accommodate one, two, or more umbrellas and that they may be used in connection with locker doors or in various other manners without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is:

1. The combination with a locker door, or the like, of an umbrella holder fixed to the outer face of the door, comprising means having a recess for receiving an umbrella This eliminates the. neces.

part therein, a gate bar movable across the recess to prevent removal of the umbrella therefrom, and means controlled from the inner face of the door for locking the bar in closed position.

2. The combination with a locker door, or the like, of an umbrella holder fixed to the outer face thereof, comprising means having a plurality of? recesses for holding umbrellas therein, a gate movable from and across the recesses to prevent removal. of the umbrellas therefrom, a latch for locking the gate in closed position having anend portion accessible from the inner face of the door whereby'it may be moved to release the gate. 7

3. The combination with, a locker. door, or the like, of an umbrella holder comprising ,a block that is fixed to the outer. face of the door and having outwardly opening recesses in spaced relation at its outer edge for holding umbrellas therein, and having a bore therein, a shaft rotatab-lein the bore,

a gate bar fixed to the outer end oftheshaft movable from and across the recesses to prevent the removal of umbrellas therefrom, a latch co-acting with the shaft to retain the, gate bar in closed position, having an end portion extended through the door and accessible from the inner face thereof whereby the latch maybe moved to releasethe sh a ft:

4-. A device as set forth in claim 3, where in a spring is provided for moving. the gate to open position when the shaft is released by the latch mechanism. g

5. The; combination with. a locker door, or the like, of an umbrella holder comprising a block fixed to. the outer face of the door and having paced apart recesses therein for receiving the handles of umbrellas, and having a central bore from its outer end opening into a. recessed inner end of the block and provided with a slot in the wall posed in the bore slot with its inner end projecting through the door and provided within the door with a laterally turned end portion; the central portion of the spring latch being curved to automatically seat within the shaft slot to retain the gate in closed position and adapted to bereleased therefrom by pressure against the laterally turned end portion.0f,,theplate. I y 6. Thecomb'nation with a lock controlled door that is arranged to be opened and closed, of an umbrella holder secured to the outer side of said door, devices for locking an umbrella in said umbrella holder, lock- .ing means for holding said locking devices in a closed position resilient means for urging said locking devices into an open position and means operable only from the inner side of said door for releasing said locking 10 devices.

provided with two adjacent recesses for receiving umbrellas and a lock controlled gate bar mounted for rotation between 'said two recesses and arranged to be moved so that opposite ends of said gate bar extend across and close the open ends of the respective recesses.

Signed at Seattle, Washington this 2 day of December, 1922.

FRANK E. BEST. 

